New York Licensing
Please visit the above here for information on and purchase of New York fishing licenses. You can also check your local sporting goods store for NY fishing licenses. Licenses are issued on an annual basis and expire 365 days from date of purchase. Also check out fishing regulations by waterbody and county.
You need a fishing license if you are 16 years and older and fishing for:
Freshwater fish species by angling, spearing, hooking, longbow, and tip-ups.
Frog species by spearing, catching with the hands or by use of a club or hook.
Freshwater baitfish for personal use.
Note: You need a marine fishing registration if fishing for migratory fish of the sea and saltwater fish species.
You do not need a fishing license if you are:
Fishing on a licensed fishing preserve
Fishing during the free fishing weekend
Fishing at a free fishing clinic
A resident landowner primarily engaged in farming (including lessees and members of their immediate families) when fishing on farm lands they are occupying and cultivating.
A farm fish pond license holder (including members of their immediate families) fishing on waters covered by the license.
A Native American living and fishing on reservation land.
A patient residing at a qualifying U.S. Veterans Administration hospital or facility in New York State.
You need a fishing license if you are 16 years and older and fishing for:
Freshwater fish species by angling, spearing, hooking, longbow, and tip-ups.
Frog species by spearing, catching with the hands or by use of a club or hook.
Freshwater baitfish for personal use.
Note: You need a marine fishing registration if fishing for migratory fish of the sea and saltwater fish species.
You do not need a fishing license if you are:
Fishing on a licensed fishing preserve
Fishing during the free fishing weekend
Fishing at a free fishing clinic
A resident landowner primarily engaged in farming (including lessees and members of their immediate families) when fishing on farm lands they are occupying and cultivating.
A farm fish pond license holder (including members of their immediate families) fishing on waters covered by the license.
A Native American living and fishing on reservation land.
A patient residing at a qualifying U.S. Veterans Administration hospital or facility in New York State.
Connecticut Licensing
Please visit the above here for information on and purchase of Connecticut fishing licenses. Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and expire on December 31st.
* Inland Fishing Licenses are required for anyone 16 years of age or older fishing in the Inland District . Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and expire on December 31st.
* Any active, full-time member of the armed forces may be issued a fishing and/or small game firearms license for the resident fee. Credentials indicating active full-time membership or separation subsequent to the issuance of the license and prior to its expiration date must be carried while fishing or hunting.
* Issuance of a free license to the blind or intellectually disabled requires proof of disability in the form of a certificate provided by any person licensed to practice medicine in this state.
* Inland Fishing Licenses are required for anyone 16 years of age or older fishing in the Inland District . Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and expire on December 31st.
* Any active, full-time member of the armed forces may be issued a fishing and/or small game firearms license for the resident fee. Credentials indicating active full-time membership or separation subsequent to the issuance of the license and prior to its expiration date must be carried while fishing or hunting.
* Issuance of a free license to the blind or intellectually disabled requires proof of disability in the form of a certificate provided by any person licensed to practice medicine in this state.
New Jersey Licensing
Please visit the above here for information on and purchase of New Jersey fishing licenses. Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and expire on December 31st.
* Licenses for Active Duty Servicemen and Women - A person who is on active duty in the armed services of the United States is entitled to fish with a resident license.
* Licenses for Veterans with a Service-connected Disability - Resident NJ veterans with a service-connected disability are eligible for free licenses.
* Licenses for the Blind - Residents who are legally blind may obtain a free license from the Division of Fish and Wildlife. Phone 609-984-6213 for information.
* Trout Stamp - No person age 16 or older (see Exceptions below) may take, attempt to take (i.e. fish for), or kill trout without a valid fishing license with a trout stamp attached.
* Licenses for Active Duty Servicemen and Women - A person who is on active duty in the armed services of the United States is entitled to fish with a resident license.
* Licenses for Veterans with a Service-connected Disability - Resident NJ veterans with a service-connected disability are eligible for free licenses.
* Licenses for the Blind - Residents who are legally blind may obtain a free license from the Division of Fish and Wildlife. Phone 609-984-6213 for information.
* Trout Stamp - No person age 16 or older (see Exceptions below) may take, attempt to take (i.e. fish for), or kill trout without a valid fishing license with a trout stamp attached.